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TJ Ward frustrated about lack of playing time

October 22, 2017 by Darryn Albert • Comments
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TJ Ward does not think he is getting what he signed up for in Tampa Bay.

After the Buccaneers lost their Week 7 game to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, the three-time Pro Bowl safety expressed frustration about not starting as well as his general lack of playing time, per Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times.

Bucs TJ Ward is upset he's not starting and playing full time. "That's not why I came here. I didn't come here to be a part-time player."

— Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) October 22, 2017

After a memorable three-year stint in Denver as a member of the No Fly Zone (including a Super Bowl win), Ward was surprisingly released by the Broncos over the summer and inked a one-year deal with the Bucs instead. But he has been stuck behind the likes of Keith Tandy and Chris Conte on the depth chart this season, adding to a highly disgruntling last couple of months for Ward.

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